Native American Shamanism

Learn more at http://www.collectiveeye.org. A clip about Aboriginal culture, their beliefs in Animism and Shamanism, before it was devastated by the arrival of the Europeans to America. Excerpted from Between Two Worlds, an anthropological documentary about a Hmong Shaman in America.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• shaman
• Aboriginal
• supernatual
• Hmong
• spirit
• Native
• American
• Indian
• refugee
• reincarnation
• anthropology
• documentary
• sacred

[Aurthorcreation]

Europeans deserved what they got from the Natives. They were defending there country from invaders. Speaking of invaders UFO paranoid freaks. I hope they get you, all of you and get rid of all the crap you created. You not only destroyed there country. You brought your diseases as well. At least they took better care of themselves. Then you cut off there food supply. How mad would you be if someone came into your home and took your food from your fridge and robbed you of everything you owned.

[Andelf7]

you are stupid f@ckin white man

White man

[niamtxiv]

I am Hmong and I am going to be a shaman. As a shaman, we all can connect with other ethnic groups that practice shamanism. Shamanism allows us to connect spiritually with each other... understanding one another culture and etc....

[RebelManCam]

As I am of Russian decent and well...white. My ancestors weren't really part of the native holocaust. But I will still apologize. What the people of fire(white) did to you was completely wrong and because of that...(and all the continuous homicide of Mother Earth) the whole world may go through great destruction to rid the parasite of man...and keep the balanced ones. :) er...Hopi prophecy.

[thoostorm4]

@SuperShamanDotCom dontmakemelaugh

[SuperShamanDotCom]

A shaman has nothing to do with shame, in siberia you meet real shamans. Shamanism is a belive of withe people to undermine the wisdom of nature. For what reason there is the word shamanhood? Get more information about it please! Shamans never never never go to war! Beliefs are for the beginners, the advanced need no god, the know the 3 worlds. Only if you not knowing you have to beliefe and this is shamanism or any other religion.

[AndrasGraham]

@Aurthorcreation As a matter of fact, as a descendant of the European settlers, I am deeply embarrassed by the disgusting acts that my ancestors committed against the Native American people. I look at the conditions that they are now forced to live in and I get unbelievably angry. A once beautiful people has been disgraced by the real "barbarians" in this scenario. I envy the Native Americans for the one thing that I lack the most. The ability to respect and love my ancestors.

A White Canadian.

[devineorigin]

@angleable1 hello i was wondering where you live you said you wanted to have some guide you. do you have a native friendship centre in your community?

[yashil17]

this guy's voice makes me want to take a shit, just sayin

[mondiablue]

Well, I swear I had a Shaman help me do my homework all night as I was listening to Native American Flute music. I wanted to sleep but the Shaman I imagined said I could do the work slowly and chip away at it, that I would feel tired, and at some points I would be frustrated. I imagined Native Americans being sent to the woods by themselves and having tasks to do as rites of passage too. I thought if they could do difficult things, so could I!

[Clayjrjr2]

@villasixx - Shamanism is natural, and does not require a belief. The fact that you were moved by it proves it's existence, no matter how deep or shallow.

[villasixx]

what if your only 32 % native american but you feel really moved by shamanism can you still believe in shamanism?